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Trey Ratcliff and Macphun Partner for Aurora HDR Pro Software

November 9, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Aurora HDR Pro

HDR photographer extraordinaire Trey Ratcliff has teamed up with Macphun to build an all-in-one HDR application called Aurora HDR Pro.

It is a standalone application application with a ton of controls and features for creating and tweaking your HDR images. Watch the below video for a brief overview of the features from Trey Ratcliff.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHRdFitpGGs&w=700&showinfo=0&rel=0]

Two versions of Aurora HDR will be available starting at $49.99; however, most photographers will want to grab the Pro version that runs $99 (or $89 if you pre-order).

Here are the additional features for Aurora HDR Pro:

  • Native and fast RAW images support.
  • Unlimited number layers.
  • Unlimited number of brackets.
  • Plug-in support for Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop and Apple Aperture.
  • Increased number of default Presets.
  • Trey Ratcliff Signature presets.
  • Possibility to use HDR exposures as source images for layers.
  • Navigation View.
  • Luminosity Masking.
  • Gradient Masking Tool.
  • Chromatic Aberration Reduction.

While the software will operate as a standalone piece, I think it’s important to note that it will still roundtrip photos from Lightroom for those tied to it for its library management.

That said, we keep seeing more and more stuff outside the box like this and it’s only a matter of time before someone releases a serious Lightroom-replacement contender. I think a lot of companies are close and Adobe should be sweating a little with the amount of people frustrated by its move to subscription-based software.

Aurora HDR Pro will be available November 19 and is currently available for pre-order. You can learn more about Aurora HDR Pro here on Macphun’s website and here on Trey Ratcliff’s website.

Filed Under: Software Tagged With: Aurora HDR, hdr, Macphun, Software, Trey Ratcliff

 

Comments

  1. Ian Dodd says

    November 13, 2015 at 3:18 am

    When might you have the pro version for Windows. Impressed.

    • Alina from Macphun says

      November 30, 2015 at 11:27 am

      Dear Ian, we are seriously considering the Windows version.
      Please stay tuned :)
      In case you have any other questions or concerns – feel free to contact us via support@aurorahdr.com and we will be more than glad to assist you!

      Alina from Macphun

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